Demmer joins the race for state treasurer’s office
State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, announced he will run for state treasurer on Tuesday. If he wins the Republican Party...
Cook County judge cites DCFS director for contempt
A Cook County judge found Illinois Department of Children & Family Services Director Marc Smith in contempt for the continued...
Legislative inspector general job is now vacant
The last day on the job for the Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope was Thursday. The office will be vacant...
DCFS worker fatally stabbed during home visit
Sangamon County authorities are holding a Thayer man suspected in the stabbing death of an Illinois Department of Children and...
State to assist with mass vaccinations, testing operations, hospital staffing to battle COVID-19 surge
Local hospitals and health departments will get help from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Emergency Management...
Renovations on state Capitol underway; Senate will make temporary move after spring session
Renovations are underway on the north wing of the Illinois Capitol.
New law ends parental notification in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law that ends parental notification, a requirement that doctors notify the parents of a minor...
Potential buyer identified for James R. Thompson Center
Plans are moving ahead for the sale of the James R. Thompson Center at 100 West Randolph Street in Chicago.
New law provides for licensure path of certified professional midwives in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill that allows the certification and licensure of certified professional midwives in Illinois.
Edwardsville chief on Amazon warehouse: ‘It was definitely one of our worst days’
In the wake of Friday night storms that left six dead at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, a disaster proclamation...
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